YouTube TV Loses Disney Channels
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YouTube TV is reportedly offering some subscribers a $10 monthly credit for six months as compensation for the loss of Disney channels.
Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.
Disney and YouTube TV are locked in a dispute. Disney wants its ABC channel back on YouTube TV for election coverage. YouTube TV refused, citing subsc
Disney offered YouTube TV a revised agreement that included complimentary access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, but it required leaving YouTube TV, an arrangement Google found unacceptable (via YouTube’s blog post).
“Unfortunately, Google’s YouTube TV has chosen to deny their subscribers the content they value most by refusing to pay fair rates for our channels, including ESPN and ABC,” a Disney spokesperson told Variety Magazine in a report on Oct. 30.
Many YouTube TV subscribers are switching to DirecTV Stream after losing over 20 Disney-owned channels. Redditors note that DirecTV Stream offers a larger channel library than YouTube TV, albeit at a slightly higher price.
Disney and YouTube TV still haven’t struck a deal. ABC and ESPN remain off the platform despite talks to restore them for Election Day coverage.
Once you log into your YouTube TV account on desktop, you can check to see if you’re able to receive credit by going to 'Settings' and selecting 'Membership', and then 'Manage Plan'. When you accept it, the $10 credit will then be applied to your monthly bill.
Disney’s channels will be removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline. The blackout will leave subscribers unable to watch content from Disney networks, including ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, FX, National Geographic and Freeform.
Disney and YouTube TV are stuck in a stalemate. ESPN personalities are appealing to YouTube TV customers, but their messages might not be resonating.